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About Badrinath Temple

The famous Badrinath Temple is a must visit for those who are planning Chardham Yatra. Otherwise also, offering prayers to the Lord Vishnu here lets you get rid of sins and fulfil desires. The town as well as temple holds great significance among followers of Hinduism. Among four places of Chardham Yatra, Badrinath Temple is counted as one of the most important sites.

Located at the height of 3133m above sea level on the banks of Alakhnanda River in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, Badrinath temple is considered as one of the 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu is the presiding deity inside the temple. It is a three ft tall black statue made of Saligram stone. According to legends, temple was originally founded by Adi Shankaracharaya however was renovated many times later.

Entrance to the temple is very colourful and is known as Singhdwar. There are three sections in the temple - Sabha mandap- convention hall, second Darshan mandap- worship hall and Garbhgriha which is the sanctum having idols of Lord Vishnu.

Legends state that it was here that the Lord Vishnu meditated unaware of the cold weather conditions prevalent here. Devi Lakshmi, his consort converted into a Badri tree for protecting him. Contented by her devotion, Lord Vishnu termed this place as Badrika Ashram. Also it is believed that Lord Vishnu was chastised by a sage upon seeing Lakshmi massaging his feet. For performing austerity, Lord Vishnu performed meditation at Badrinath.